Lots Of Dogs And Cats Found Loving Homes At Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon Event In Carroll Park This Past Sunday

The Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon in Carroll Park this past Sunday was an amazing success as many cats and dogs were matched with caring people who opened their hearts to give them a loving home to call their own.   The theme of this year's event was "Disco Dog Fever", and dogs big and small strutted their stuff on the red carpet to 70s music.

This wonderful annual event was sponsored by Douglas Elliman and organized by Marion Fiore from the agency's Carroll Gardens office.
A big thank you to Marion and to the pet rescue organizations who took part in this year's Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon.  An even bigger thanks goes to those who adopted a new pet yesterday.
If you did, we would love to hear from you and find out how your new furry friend is settling in.

In all, 34 animals were adopted at the event Here is a list:

Dogs
Animal Care Centers of New York
Jose, Wiggles, Max, Bella, Ferdinand
ASPCA
Sheila
Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue
Axel Rose, Snow White, Malcolm Young and James McDivitt
Bideawee
Edie, Bell, Snickers
Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue
Bella
Second Chance Rescue, NYC
Brody, Poppy, Rabbit, 5 black lab puppies, Milachi,

Cats
Animal Care Centers of New York
Tikehao, Waipo, Aitotaki, Kaua’i, Honokalani
ASPCA
Jack, Mary Jay, Rainer
Bideawee
Joey, Cali, Hawking

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Coming Up This Spring In Carroll Park: Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon And The Popular Carroll Park Fair

Spring has arrived in Carroll Park as hundreds of daffodils are currently in full bloom in one of Brooklyn's oldest parks. If you have not yet walked by, you should. Just in time for warmer and sunnier days, two very popular events have been scheduled in our neighborhood's green oasis.

The first is the Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon on Sunday, April 29th from 1 pm to 5 pm. (Rainday is May 6th). If you have been thinking about adopting a four-legged friend, this is your opportunity to meet some great dogs and cats looking for a home. And even if you can't provide a home for a pet, please come out and support the wonderful rescue groups that will be taking part in this event.

From the organizers:

Come join us for a blast from the past for this year’s 70’s ‘Disco Dog’ theme! Brooklyn’s own ‘Brian Travolta’ is sure sure to show us some moves this dog day afternoon! We have lots of fun activities this year including a puppet show by the Mayor’s Alliance For NYC’s Animals, An agility course by Dogboy and a pup photo booth by Mobile Mutts to name a few!

Rescue groups that will be participating:

Animal Care Centers of New York

Animal Haven

ASPCA

Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue

Best Friends Animal Society

Bideawee

Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue

Second Chance Rescue, NYC

The Sato Project

The second event this spring is Friends Of Carroll Park's annual Carroll Park Fair on Saturday, May 19th.

This is the non-for-profit group's main fundraiser. It enables FoCP's volunteers to do all their great work in the Park -- movie nights, karaoke, the Halloween party, all the plantings, and more.

Come on out, support your park and have a great time doing it! Meet your neighbors, find bargains, empty your wallet. There will be live music, face painting and more.

If you want to reserve a space for the fair where you can clear out your closet, promote your business or sell your product (sorry, no food or drink sales), contact Friends of Carroll Park at 917 574 0745 for more information. 10' x 10' spaces are only $35. But don't wait. The spaces fill up super fast.

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Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon 2017 In Carroll Park Another Great Success

Councilman Brad Lander and event organizer Marion Fiore

Let's hear a round of applause for Carroll Gardeners! Ten cats and about nine dogs found their forever home at yesterday's 'Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon' in Carroll Park.

The yearly event was as fun as ever, with Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C) and other organizations bringing lots of wonderful available animals to the park.This year’s theme for the Bark-a-thon was 'Vintage Travel!" First class canine passengers walked down a red-carpet to 'em-bark' on “Bark Airways.” Their final destination? A loving home.

A huge thank you to Douglass Elliman for sponsoring and to Marion Fiore for organizing the event. Her dedication and hard work is very much appreciated.
Marion provided us with a list of all the dogs that got adopted. (Sorry, the cats did not have names.)

Sugar Mutts:
Bandit- a spunky chihuahua
Chewy - a blue and brown eyed shitzu
Morgan - a pit puppy with 3 legs
Cinnamon - an adorable cinnamon concoction
Second Chance Rescue NYC:
Ilian & Myio - 2 Bahamas dudes colloquially known as a "pot cakes"
Alice - an exotic Egyptian gal - part Bengal and Wolfhound mix
Baby- a basenji babe
Animal Care And Control of NYC:
Charlie - an adorable Maltese/West Highland mix
Lala - a rottie mix pup

If you are planning on adding a pet to your home, please consider adopting through one of the great organizations that was represented yesterday: Animal Care And Control of NYC, Second Chance Rescue NYC,  Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue and Sugar Mutts Rescue.

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The Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon Returns To Carroll Park This Sunday

Have you been thinking about adopting a pet? Several animal rescue organizations will come together for the third 'Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon' in Carroll Park this Sunday, April 30th, 2017 between 1-5 pm. You will have the opportunity to meet some great dogs and cats looking for a home. And even if you can't provide a home for a pet, please come out and support the wonderful rescue groups that will be taking part in this event.

"The Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon! is a fun free educational event to save the lives of our city’s shelter
animals (and maybe a few human ones too!) with loving forever homes. This year’s theme will be Vintage Travel! Come join us for a day of delight as we watch our first class passengers board “Bark Airways” to their final destination - Loving Home! You can smooch with your pooch at Mobile
Mutts’ free photo booth, take a workshop in animal communication with Christine Agro, or watch your four legged friends leap for joy on DOGBOY’S agility course! There will be lots of fabulous free activities for our two-legged critters too!

Activities will include a pup photo booth,  ask a vet,  draw your pet, and children's activities.

The event is sponsored by Douglas Elliman.

Here is a list of participating animal shelters and rescue groups:
Animal Care Centers of NYC, ASPCA
Second Chance Rescue, NYC
Sugar Mutts Rescue
Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue
Ready For Rescue


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